Homicide detectives are investigating after a possible road rage fight ended with one man dead in West Hollywood on Tuesday.
Law enforcement said the fight happened in a 7-Eleven parking lot on the 7900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard around 1 p.m. The fight stemmed from a minor crash between two men’s cars nearby.
“To the best of our knowledge at this time, we don’t think anything happened inside,” Lt. Daniel Vizcarra of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. “Everything was outside after the collision occurred.”
Detectives said they do not believe any weapons were used in the violence. One man, who was identified as 68-year-old Armando Gabriel of Los Angeles, was taken to a nearby hospital and later died. The other man, who deputies identified as 48-year-old Ramon Casas of Bell Gardens, was detained at the scene.
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Authorities said Casas assaulted Gabriel following the crash, knocking him unconscious. Casas was later arrested and now faces a murder charge. He is being held on $2 million bail.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact LASD’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
